Black women face social pressures to straighten their hair using chemical relaxers, despite growing evidence linking these ...

Vanessa Williams was the first black woman to win a top pageant in 1983 ... both also been praised for opting to wear their natural hair in the pageants. ‘My hair is a symbol of pride' How ...

but when my hair was in braids or straightened, he'd come by and chat it up, asking about my weekend and brainstorming ideas. At the time, my direct chain of command to him was all Black women ...